Fluid delivery apparatus
First Claim
1. Fluid delivery apparatus comprising a mobile storage container having at least two compartments, said mobile storage container for use in transporting at least two fluids from main storage tanks to subsidiary first and second storage tanks at other locations, at least first and second fluid flow ports, said first fluid flow port adapted to connect to a first fluid receiving opening, second fluid flow port adapted to connect to a second fluid receiving opening, said first port and second port upstream of said first and second subsidiary storage tanks, first and second electronically readable tags, each tag having readable information, said first tag'"'"'s readable information identifying said first port, second tag'"'"'s information identifying said second port, each tag'"'"'s information readable by a control unit without having to hardwire a CPU to either of said tags, said first and second tags to reduce the risk that either of said ports will be put into communication with an incompatible one of said first or second subsidiary storage tanks.
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Abstract
A fluid delivery apparatus having a mobile storage container (10) having at least two compartments, for use in transporting at least two fluids from main storage tanks to subsidiary storage tanks (17, 18, 19). The apparatus having at least two fluid flow paths, for connection to at least two different fluid flow ports (20, 21, and 22) the apparatus includes electronic means (25) to identify the fluid flow paths and the fluid flow ports, to reduce the risk that a fluid flow path will be put into communication with an incompatible fluid flow port.
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13 Claims
- 1. Fluid delivery apparatus comprising a mobile storage container having at least two compartments, said mobile storage container for use in transporting at least two fluids from main storage tanks to subsidiary first and second storage tanks at other locations, at least first and second fluid flow ports, said first fluid flow port adapted to connect to a first fluid receiving opening, second fluid flow port adapted to connect to a second fluid receiving opening, said first port and second port upstream of said first and second subsidiary storage tanks, first and second electronically readable tags, each tag having readable information, said first tag'"'"'s readable information identifying said first port, second tag'"'"'s information identifying said second port, each tag'"'"'s information readable by a control unit without having to hardwire a CPU to either of said tags, said first and second tags to reduce the risk that either of said ports will be put into communication with an incompatible one of said first or second subsidiary storage tanks.
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